Simon Weckert
138 Maueropfer
One Century — Five Regimes — Summer 2015
Distance Clock
Remote Control — Winter 2015
Equiveillance
Narrative Material — Winter 2014
In the shadow of the darkness
Digital Garden — Digital Wilderness — Summer 2016
Kinoetic Evolution in the internet of things
Creating Paraphrases (Short Time Project) — Winter 2015
Solar Power
Making History (Short-term Project) — Summer 2015
Wanze
Video Cards (Short-term Project) — Winter 2014
Simon Weckert — In the shadow of the darkness
Digital Garden — Digital Wilderness — Summer 2016
The two objects are pointing to the moon and the sun. The LED lights represent the movement and the brightness of the two planets as seen from the centre of the earth in real-time. Fading with the movement of the moon towards the sun, the LEDs foresee the date of the next solar eclipse in any part of the world - that rare moment when the sun and the moon are in one line to the earth. In the history of mankind, the natural phenomena of solar eclipses has been interpreted as a threatening omen, abused by tyranns and described in mythological contexts. Today, having overcome the fear of its super natural quality, we tremble with the prospective a few minutes without solar energy - will our tools and technological gadgets retract in shock?
In the moment of shock, the power source will be switched off. The techno-planets remain paralyzed until the moon has past the sun.
